Where does “benightment” come from?

benightment (English) comes from English benight, from Middle English benyghten.

benightment (English): The state or condition of being benighted

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being benighted

Ancestry of “benightment”, step by step

benightment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English benight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenightTo overtake with the darkness of night,...
2Middle Englishbenyghten—

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Middle English benyghten →Every word from English benight →